Food + Drink

Staff Pick

Best Lebanese Cuisine

Ollie's Lebanese Cuisine

Despite the abundance of Middle Eastern restaurants in Detroit, even few of those who love it understand what sets Lebanese cuisine apart: an emphasis on deft preparation, fresh ingredients, and, yes, a reluctance to overspice things. That means hummus without excess tahini or a gummy consistency, baba that's silky and almost campfire smoky, and tabbouleh with just a few tablespoons of burghul. Ollie's has all that down, and even a few old-school Lebanese treats, such as batata harra and yakhanat arnabit.